One local dog that suffered a terrible fate on New Year's Day -- falling out of a moving vehicle and getting struck by a car -- is alive and walking, thanks to the aid of an off-duty Idaho State Police dispatcher and an Ada County Sheriff's deputy.

The little Louisiana mare had been purchased by a local dealer for $37.00, and Tony Meyers had a buyer for her ready to pay $100.00 - do the math - $63.00 profit. Meyers tried to load the little mare into his trailer, but she wouldn't have any part of

BARNSTABLE -- The unassailable beauty of the swan has swelled its romantic image through the ages, and the fact that it mates for life doesn't hurt either.
But it's also true that swans are an invasive species to North America. They are the biggest bird

Fallon, the wayward peregrine falcon, is flying high again after recovering from injuries sustained in a crash-landing at a multi-storey car park in July.
He was rescued by staff at Cheam Wildlife Care, in Frederick Avenue, and was put in the care

He waited patiently in front of the corner grocery store -- braving the pouring rain -- and hoping that someone would notice him. All he wanted was a little food to stop the hurting in his stomach. All he yearned for was somebody who would care. His wish

When Orange Animal Control Officer Rudy Giordano was contacted to pick up a dog in distress, he found a pathetically helpless starving female pit bull tied to a fence near a vacant lot. It is not known how long she was there ... she could have been starving

Belle, Chico and I are all newcomers to the Seattle Humane Society. Belle, a 6-year-old Miniature Poodle mix, and Chico, a 6-year-old Toy Fox Terrier mix, are puppy mill survivors who, just weeks after being rescued from miserable living conditions are

After several intense surgeries Valentine is back on her feet and ready to get adopted. Some are even calling her the miracle cat.
Remember Valentine? The cat was left blind and deaf on her left side when a 12-year old boy said he accidentally shot he

Sue Gonia simply picked the dog that wasn't barking when she adopted her newest pet.
What she got was a sad-looking mutt so scrawny its bones looked as if they were about to puncture through its skin. The worm- and parasite

The owner of two horses who were rescued off a B.C. mountainside has been charged with three counts of animal cruelty.
Frank McKay, an Edmonton lawyer, is accused of abandoning the animals just before Christmas near the town of McBride, B.C., where sno

Two of the three German shepherd-mix puppies rescued last December after their mother and five siblings died from exposure to freezing conditions were adopted late Thursday from the Helen Woodward Animal Center.
In all, six pups from the litter arrived

Animal welfare officers are used to seeing ill-treated pets but staff at Waitakere City Council said the state of one dog was so sickening it brought some hardened professionals to tears.
The council's animal welfare manager, Neil Wells, said a

In July there was a horrible series of burned dogs. Five dogs were burned with acid near 51st Street and Lewis Avenue. Two of the dogs died, one from the injuries and another from being hit, three others survived.
Winston, one of the survivors, was

California's gray whale is in danger. The California Fish and Game Commission has erroneously listed the gray whale population as "recovered." That same whale, while traveling off the coast of Washington, is listed as "sensitive."